As technology advances and systems become more complex, effective communication poses a real challenge. Although engineers who design these systems possess extensive knowledge, they may have trouble conveying information in an easy-to-understand way. By collaborating, your subject matter experts will be involved in collaboration to extract the truly important information and present it in a manner suitable for the intended user.
With its own jargon and terminology, the marine industry is a highly specialized market. With decades of industry experience, we're well verse in the methods needed to effectively communicate your message. Being informed and connected allows us to stay at the forefront of new marine technologies and industry-related safety issues. As proud and active members of ABYC, NMMA, and WSIA we serve on various marine industry safety committees, granting us a deeper understanding of the special needs of compliance. Because we know the industry bow to stern, you're able to leverage our knowledge and experience to your advantage.
We have been “on the waters” for over 80 years providing quality support for technical and training products and information.
Here are just a few services we continue to provide for our marine clients:
Technical Authoring using your engineering data to create concise instructions
Digital Page Production for efficient and effective layout of information
In-House Printing and Bindery equipment geared for the needs of technical publications and quality control
Technical Illustrations to support instructions from a variety of models, drawings, and photos
Electronic Manuals created from the Owner’s Manual are perfect for onboard reference
Technical Language Translations in nearly any language, using marine translators
On-Product Labels for the marine environment, designed to industry standards
We use industry-standard software and authoring tools such as Adobe® Creative Suite®, Microsoft® Office®, SOLIDWORKS®, Adapt, Totara, Adobe® Captivate® and PTC® Arbortext® to produce technical documentation and training products that are easily accessible, informative, and impactful. Our versatile professionals can work within most proprietary software or legacy systems within your department or organization. We pride ourselves on being flexible and completely transparent with your project. We also believe in true collaboration with our clients to achieve the highest-quality end products.
Ken Cook Co. has a large selection of pre-printed generic owner’s manuals for boats both in the U.S. and world markets.
We focus on the printing, training, and creative solutions, so you can focus on your business. See what we can do for you today!